01.10.2025 09:00
The death toll from the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the western coast of the Palompon region in the Philippines has risen to 61. Meanwhile, according to a statement from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, an eruption occurred at the Taal volcano, located approximately 70 km south of the capital, Manila.
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake occurred yesterday at 21:59 local time in the western region of Palompon and off the coast of Cebu province.
According to a report by The Philippine Daily Inquirer based on local officials, the death toll across the country has risen to 61.
"COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES IS NEEDED"
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the public to "remain vigilant and cooperate with local authorities." Marcos expressed, "I extend my condolences to the families who have lost loved ones, and my prayers are with the injured and everyone affected by the earthquake."
ERUPTION AT TAAL VOLCANO
Richard Gordon, President of the Philippine Red Cross, reported that some churches partially collapsed and some schools were evacuated due to the earthquake. According to a statement from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), an eruption occurred at Taal volcano, located about 70 km south of the capital Manila.
It was noted that the smoke clouds rising from the volcano reached a height of 2,500 meters towards the northwest direction of the mountain. The Philippines, one of the countries with the most seismic activity in the world, is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, also known as the Pacific Earthquake Belt.
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